{"id":632295,"date":"2026-10-16T10:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T10:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/632295\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T10:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T10:02:10","slug":"queen-camilla-seeks-anniversary-visit-to-britain-for-original-winnie-the-pooh-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/632295\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Camilla seeks anniversary visit to Britain for original Winnie-the-Pooh toys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img  alt=\"Author Gyles Brandreth gives a reading alongside Queen Camilla to commemorate 100 Years of Winnie-the-Pooh. Photo \/ Getty Images\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Author Gyles Brandreth gives a reading alongside Queen Camilla to commemorate 100 Years of Winnie-the-Pooh. Photo \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">Colebourn was sent to England during World War I before he was deployed to the Western Front. Before he left, he gave the bear to London Zoo. Then a young Christopher Robin Milne saw the black bear and decided to bestow his teddy with the same name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">The cuddly toy is a 50cm Farnell teddy bear bought from London\u2019s famed department store, Harrods, in 1921 for Christopher Robin Milne\u2019s first birthday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">And while many are celebrating the book\u2019s milestone, some British supporters say it should also be an occasion to bring Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger and Kanga home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">The original toys that inspired the story have been held by the New York Public Library since the late 1980s and are displayed as part of its Treasures collection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">Efforts to secure their return have previously involved British Prime Ministers, United States Presidents and lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic, according to the Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">The current offer is being framed as an invitation for the toys to visit Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle rather than a permanent return.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Queen Camilla reads Winnie-the-Pooh to children during a literary engagement at the New York Public Library. Photo \/ Getty Images\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Queen Camilla reads Winnie-the-Pooh to children during a literary engagement at the New York Public Library. Photo \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">According to the Washington Post, author Gyles Brandreth approached the library on behalf of Queen Camilla two years ago to seek an anniversary visit to Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">The library declined, citing the fragile condition of the toys and their popularity with visitors, Brandreth said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt would be wonderful if it happens, but I can\u2019t see it happening any time soon,\u201d he told the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">The toys arrived in the United States legitimately. A.A. Milne, with his adult son\u2019s approval, gave them to his American publisher for a promotional tour in 1947. They were donated to the New York library about 40 years later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Author Gyles Brandreth gives a reading alongside Queen Camilla to commemorate 100 Years of Winnie-the-Pooh. 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